A MOTHER AMBUSHED ... AT HER FAIRFIELD HOME... SHOT AND KILLED. TODAY... THE FATHER OF HER CHILD... WHO IS ACCUSED OF KILLING HER... APPEARED IN COURT... FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE SURRENDERING TO POLICE. WLWT NEWS FIVE'S ANDREW SETTERS IS LEADING THE WAY.. HE TAKES US INSIDE... FOR THE HEARING. (Andrew Setters) ("Tensions ran high inside the court - as friends and family of the victim, and the alleged killer Nicholas Delaney sat in the same courtroom.") (David Washington, defense attorney) ("He's charged with very serious charges. He wanted to do the right thing and he turned himself in. I think it's appropriate.") NICHOLAS DELANEY'S DEFENSE ATTORNEY EXPLAINING HOW HE CAME TO SURRENDER TO FAIRFIELD POLICE FRIDAY - MORE THAN 24 HOURS AFTER THEY BEGAN SEARCHING FOR HIM, FOR MURDER. TODAY, DELANEY HAD VERY LITTLE TO SAY, AS A NOT GUILTY PLEA WAS ENTERED ON HIS BEHALF. HIS BOND WAS SET A 1.5 MILLION DOLLARS. (David Washington, defense attorney) ("This is a situation where someone he cared about is gone. So certainly, it's upsetting. It's upsetting to everyone. We're going to be praying for the family of the victim at this point.") DELANEY IS ACCUSED OF HIDING INSIDE SAMANTHA DECKER'S HOME LAST THURSDAY MORNING, AND SHOOTING HER MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN SHE ARRIVED HOME WITH A FRIEND. (911 "how many shots did he fire at you?" "multiple, I got so (unintelligible) I couldn't count but it was over five.") THE FRIEND ESCAPED, BUT DECKER - THE SUSPECT'S EX- GIRLFRIEND AND MOTHER OF HIS CHILD - WAS DEAD. BOTH SIDES WERE IN COURT TODAY, AND BOTH COULD BE HEARD CALLING OUT TO DELANEY AS HE WAS LED AWAY. (first person: "I love you Nick." second person: "Murderer.") FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF SAMANTHA DECKER GATHERED OUTSIDE THE COURTHOUSE - THEIR PAIN OBVIOUS. (Mark Koehler, victim's stepfather) ("I'm Samantha's stepfather, and basically this is a tragedy for both families, and at this point we're not going to be making any additional comments.") (Andrew Setters) ("Nicholas Delaney is scheduled to be back in court next Thursday at 1pm for a preliminary hearing. From the Fairfield Municipal Courthouse, Andrew Setters, WLWT News Five.")